This is a really big deal, and should be getting more visibility. I think the good news here is it opens the door for a more targeted approach. Current antibiotics are a nuclear option, they wipe out the good with the bad. Thats very bad when a majority of the cells in our body are good bacteria that play a role in our immunity and health. You can see how this leads to a reliance on the nuclear option.
If this is the end of the Age of Antibiotics, I hope its the beginning of the Age of Probiotics. Working with the good bacteria and developing more targeted strategies of taking out the bad. Snipers, not nukes. (Im no scientist but perhaps learning from how good bacteria fight off bad bacteria is a good place to start) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100324094717.ht...
If this is the end of the Age of Antibiotics, I hope its the beginning of the Age of Probiotics. Working with the good bacteria and developing more targeted strategies of taking out the bad. Snipers, not nukes. (Im no scientist but perhaps learning from how good bacteria fight off bad bacteria is a good place to start) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100324094717.ht...